IPL auction 2020: Foreign players went for big money as Glenn Maxwell bagged Rs 10.75 crore, while Chris Morris was bought for Rs 10 crore by RCB after an intense battle between four franchises

Auctions for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will start shortly in Kolkata, with several key cricket players in line to grab big pay cheques this year. As many as 338 cricketers (190 Indian, 148 overseas players) will go under the hammer at the IPL 2020 auction at a hotel in Kolkata, West Bengal. The list includes six new Indian players, Vinay Kumar, Ashoke Dinda, Robin Bisht, Sanjay Yadav, Matthew Wade and Jake Weatherald, who have been added just ahead of the much-anticipated IPL auction today.

The participating teams are Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. As per the list released by the IPL administration recently, there are only 73 slots free with all the eight franchises. Out of this, they can only buy 29 foreign players. Among foreign players, 7 overseas players have opted for the highest base price of Rs 2 crore that includes Australia's Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, South African fast bowler Dale Steyn Dale Steyn, and Sri Lanka's all-rounder Angelo Mathews. Among the capped Indian players, Robin Uthappa, who was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders, has the highest base price of Rs 1.5 crore, while 3 Indians are in the Rs 1 crore bracket and 9 Indians are in the Rs 50 Lakh bracket. Among uncapped players, Mumbai left-hander opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Priyam Garg, who is leading the India Under-19 World Cup squad, will be the ones to watch out for along with Tamil Nadu left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore and Bengal pacer Ishan Porel. All of them have a base price of Rs 20 lakh.

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Josh Hazlewood only uncapped pacer bought

Josh Hazlewood was the only player to be bought among uncapped pacer who went under the hammer in Set 13 of IPL auction 2020. He was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 2 crore.

SRH bags Mitchell Marsh for Rs 2 crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad snapped Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh at his base price of Rs 2 crore. James Neesham went to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 50 lakh. Carlos Brathwaite, Rishi Dhawan and Ben Cutting went unsold in Set 12.

Indian leggie Piyush Chawla, who was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders, goes to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 6.75 crore. Chawla, who came at a base price of Rs 1 crore, received bid from Mumbai Indians, KXIP and CSK.

Jaydev Unadkat, who was the highest-paid Indian in the 2018 auction, goes for Rs 3 crore to the Rajasthan Royals. Among fast bowlers, Mohit Sharma and Dale Steyn went unsold in the auction.

West Indies Shai Hope goes unsold

West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Shai Hope - who scored a hundred and a fifty in the first ODI against India - goes unsold at IPL Auction. Hope (21), who plays all the three formats of cricket, is among the leading run scorer in calendar year 2019. He is also the fastest batsman for the West Indies, in terms of number of innings, to score 2,000 runs in ODIs.

English batsman Jason Roy goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.5 crore.

Australia wicket-keeper Alex Carey is sold to Delhi Capitals for 2.4 crore.

Chris Lynn was the first player up for auction today. He was sold to Mumbai Indians at base price of Rs 2 crore.

3:40 PM: Last year, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and India cricket team captain Virat Kohli was the richest player with a salary of Rs 17 crore. He was followed by former Indian captain MS Dhoni, Team India vice-captain (limited overs) Rohit Sharma and young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, at Rs 15 crore each.

3:35 PM: The Kings XI Punjab would be the busiest at the auctions as they have the maximum purse left while teams like star-packed Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians will bid for only key players as they have limited slots to fill in.